1.d4 (0:00) Nf6 (0:00) 2.c4 (0:26) e6 (0:06) 3.Nc3 (0:18) Bb4 (0:03) 4.Qc2 (0:04) O-O (0:06) 5.Nf3 (0:07) b6 (0:56) 6.e4 (1:21) d5 (2:50) 7.e5 (2:49) Ne4 (0:05) 8.Bd3 (0:43) f5 (0:58) 9.exf6 (0:23) Nxf6 (0:20) 10.O-O (0:40) c5 (5:36) 11.a3 (3:52) Bxc3 (3:30) 12.bxc3 (0:49) Nc6 (2:18) 13.Be3 (4:09) dxc4 (4:34) 14.Bxc4 (0:09) Na5 (0:12) 15.Ba2 (1:54) c4 (3:08) 16.Ne5 (2:20) Bb7 (1:36) 17.f3 (1:25)
Dreadtower(1549) whispers: Evening all 17...Nd5 (5:09)
Myob(1817) whispers: lo dreads
Myob(1817) whispers: dread* 18.Bd2 (4:28) Rc8 (3:27) 19.a4 (3:34) Rc7 (3:32) 20.Rac1 (1:23) Qh4 (2:00) 21.Qd1 (4:46) Ba6 (7:17) 22.Re1 (1:05) Nb7 (2:13) 23.Qe2 (1:13) Nd6 (0:15) 24.Qf2 (0:16)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: oh my
derMandarin(2091) whispers: oh you 24...Qf6 (2:03) 25.Qg3 (0:17)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: oh yes 25...Nf5 (1:46) 26.Qh3 (0:21)
GaraE(1457) whispers: Great outpost on e5.
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: indeed
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: that knight is a beast 26...Qe7 (1:55)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: inviting g4!?
derMandarin(2091) whispers: Bb1 is nasty 27.Bb1 (0:22)
GaraE(1457) whispers: Nc6 to try and remove the outpost?
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: looks like that takes awhile to get there gara ;)
GaraE(1457) whispers: Hm? Oh. Old position.
GaraE(1457) whispers: I was looking at move 21. 27...Qa3 (1:19) 28.g4 (0:20)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: ouchhhh
GaraE(1457) whispers: Okay, now I'm looking at the current moves.
GaraE(1457) whispers: Yes, it's long past the point for Nc6. ;) 28...Nh6 (1:27)
derMandarin(2091) whispers: Did I tell the story how we had that monkey christmas lottery more than a year ago and I sent out a Playchess.com key to the winner of the lottery? 29.Bxh6 (0:10)
pgg(1676) whispers: is is so going to cave-in 29...gxh6 (0:02) 30.Qxh6 (0:02)
derMandarin(2091) whispers: well, Fsfabbri won that lottery and the key and after that he wasnt seen on Fics for months :))
pgg(1676) whispers: yes you did mention that :) 30...Nxc3 (0:29)
pgg(1676) whispers: done
derMandarin(2091) whispers: Qxe6+?
pgg(1676) whispers: yep, my thinking
derMandarin(2091) whispers: not so easy, considering black has Ne2+ 31.Qxe6+ (3:00) Kh8 (0:02) 32.Qh6 (0:37)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: thinking there should be a win here
GaraE(1457) whispers: Threatening Qxf8# which needs to be addressed now. Rg8 is smothered mate with Ng6#.
GaraE(1457) whispers: Well no.
GaraE(1457) whispers: Rxg6.
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: Black queen is guarding rook on f8
GaraE(1457) whispers: Very nice
GaraE(1457) whispers: Then the correct threat is Rxc3?
GaraE(1457) whispers: As well as Ng6+ fork.
pgg(1676) whispers: Rxc3? 32...Kg8 (3:20)
GaraE(1457) whispers: Qxc3 Qxf8# if the position stayed the same.
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: well now white can get his key bishop away from being taken 33.Rc2 (4:25) Bb7 (2:42) 34.Re3 (4:08) Qb4 (0:10) 35.Rexc3 (0:06) Qxb1+ (0:03) 36.Rc1 (0:01) Qb4 (1:07) 37.Rxc4 (0:13)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: argh... 37...Rxc4 (0:05) 38.Rxc4 (0:02) Qe1+ (0:04)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: Qe6 was needed... 39.Kg2 (0:07) Bxf3+ (1:40)
Madmansreturn(1989) whispers: this looks even fatal for white
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: it is
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: it was such a great game until then! 40.Kh3 (2:06)
pgg(1676) whispers: can he not escape via h3?
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: its over...
derMandarin(2091) whispers: !BCS->(h3)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: Qf1
pgg(1676) whispers: Bg2+ looks damming though :(
derMandarin(2091) whispers: problem is even if king reaches say h5 there is Rf5+ as the pawn on g4 would be pinned then
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: hopefully flag first
pgg(1676) whispers: no chance :)
derMandarin(2091) whispers: and Bg2+ is even more convincing
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: blunder in timepressure would be nice
derMandarin(2091) whispers: nah
derMandarin(2091) whispers: danijelo has too much routine, he is a good one. 40...Qf1+ (2:23)
derMandarin(2091) whispers: good show by both players
pgg(1676) whispers: yes good game 41.Kh4 (0:22)
derMandarin(2091) whispers: Qh2->Qf4 also works for black. picks up the queen 41...Bxg4 (1:07)
pgg(1676) whispers: ?
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: !! 42.Qg5+ (0:30) Kh8 (0:05)
castleden(1711) whispers: a mistake, shirley?
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: yes! 43.Qxg4 (0:52)
Twikki(2036) whispers: Ng6+
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: this should suffice... 43...Qf2+ (0:18) 44.Kh3 (0:06) Qf1+ (0:17)
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: fabbri! think! don't move too fast!
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: Qg2 looks great 45.Qg2 (1:06) Qf5+ (0:13)
pgg(1676) whispers: Ng4 drops the rook
pgg(1676) whispers: looks like a .. ?
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: it does?
pgg(1676) whispers: yes Qd3+ ?
FSFabbri(1777) whispers: I am afraid to go for a win, if possible.
Twikki(2036) whispers: looks pretty drawish unless white wants to take a chance with R&N vs Q
derMandarin(2091) whispers: r+n vs. queen is losing here
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: after Qxr, Qe5!
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: check
CrazyHunter(1877) whispers: and mate comes
derMandarin(2091) whispers: wait
derMandarin(2091) whispers: yes
derMandarin(2091) whispers: hmm FSFabbri offers a draw. danijelo accepts the draw request. Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2